Obituaries

Cuddebackville — John Carey Sr. of Cuddebackville died Dec. 17, 2008, at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis. He was 80.

He was born Oct. 26, 1928, in Washingtonville, the son of James and Louise Van Der Mulen Carey.

John proudly served our country during World War II with the U.S. Army.

He was a retired custodian at the Orange County Government Center, Goshen. He was married to Mabel Stevens Carey, who survives at home.

In addition he is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Sue Ulrichs, and her husband, Gary, of Cuddebackville; one son, John Carey Jr., of Port Jervis; his brother, William Carey; and two grandchildren, Melissa Ulrichs and Heather Marie Carey.

He was predeceased by a son, Oliver Lee Carey, and a brother and sister.

Visitation and services were Monday at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis, with the Rev. Donald Coy officiating.

He was born July 15, 1975, in Port Jervis, the son of Robert K. and Barbara Crowell DeGraw.

Robert loved to draw and play online games. He especially loved writing poems, which were eventually published.

His family said, "To a loving son, brother and grandson. You will be sorely missed by all who came in contact with you, but especially by your loving family. All whom he cherished, it came from the heart."

Survivors include his loving parents, Robert and Barbara DeGraw, at home; his girlfriend, Kathy of Salina, Kan.; two sons, Robert K. DeGraw III and Michael DeGraw; two daughters, Ashley and Ambree DeGraw; a sister, Michelle Flood, and her husband, Brad, of Highland Lake; his grandmother, Margaret DeGraw, of Port Jervis; two nieces, Destiny and Kara; and one nephew, Brad Flood Jr.

Friends may call at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, from noon to 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Funeral services will be private.

Cremation will be at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, Pa.

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U.S. Merchant Marine veteran of World War II

Edison, N.J. — Elmer Anno Sanger of Edison, and formerly of Port Jervis, N.Y., died Dec. 20, 2008, at Veterans Memorial Home in Edison. He was 82.

He was born June 17, 1926, in Franklin, Neb., the son of David and Hannah Jelken Sanger.

In 1944, he joined the Merchant Marines as a fireman/water tender in the South Pacific. He was in Saipan when World War II ended.

In 1948, he started working for Bell Telephone Co. in construction, and later he became an account manager in sales. He retired from the telephone company in 1982.

He was first married in 1948 to Kathleen Melvin and had three children.

He remarried in 1972 to Sieglinde Grittner, who predeceased him Jan. 19, 1997; they had two children. Together they owned and operated the Hawk's Nest Restaurant from 1974-78. One of his favorite hobbies was building his cabin on the Delaware River. He was also a member of the Deerpark Lions.

He was well known for his great spirit and enthusiasm to help others.

Surviving are two sons, David Sanger and his wife, Sherri, of Arizona and William Sanger and his wife, Patricia, of Staten Island; three daughters: Ruth Keenan and her husband, Job, of Atlantic Highlands; Jacqueline Turner and her husband, David, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and Heidi Doss and her husband, Scott, of Sparrowbush, N.Y.; two brothers, Frank Sanger of Nebraska and Anno Sanger of California; a sister, Jeannette Paxton, of Staten Island; 16 grandchildren: Jennie, Michael, Jacob, Brandy, Steven, Tara, Rebecca, Kathleen, John, Matthew, Jeannine, Michael, Adam, Kaita, Tyler and Christopher; and six great-grandchildren.

He was also predeceased by a brother, John Sanger.

Visitation is from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis.

Funeral services will be tomorrow with a 9:15 a.m. prayer at the funeral home, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 46 Ball St., Port Jervis.

Stanley was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Port Jervis, the son of the late George and Genevieve Riggs Sutton.

He was a retired foreman for the Erie Railroad, Port Jervis, and a member of the Erie's Brotherhood of the Maintenance of Way.

Stanley is survived by his wife, Margaret Greenhalgh Sutton. They married Sept. 6, 1943, and celebrated 65 years of marriage.

He is also survived by his daughter, Linda Ramsay, and her husband, William, of Port Jervis; a granddaughter, Heather Trotta, and her husband, Mark; a grandson, Shaun Ramsay, and his wife, Jennifer; three great-grandchildren, Steven and Olivia Trotta and Avery Ramsay; two nephews; and his pet dog, LeRoy.

He was predeceased by his sister, Vera Sinley.

Visitation was Saturday at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis.